









| | Recommended Objects within the Perseus Constellation to View or Photograph. | Object Name | Type | Magnitude | Object Size | Object Distance | Right Ascention | Declination | Notes & Link to Photo / Log / Info | | Messier 34 | Open Cluster | 5.20 | 25'.0 | 1,400 LY | 02h 42m 37.3s | +42° 47′ 50″ | 100 Star Open Cluster | | Messier 76 | Planetary Nebula | 10.10 | 2'.7 x 1'.8 | 3,400 LY | 01h 42m 04.0s | +51° 34′ 00″ | Tiny dim Planetary Nebula 8inch plus req | | NGC 869 | Open Cluster | 4.30 | 30'.0 | 7,100 LY | 02h 19m 10.0s | +57° 09′ 00″ | Slightly more Open Cluster of the Double | | NGC 884 | Open Cluster | 4.40 | 30'.0 | 7,400 LY | 02h 22m 00.0s | +57° 08′ 00″ | More compact Open Cluster of the Double | | NGC 1023 | Spiral Galaxy | 10.65 | 8'.7 x 2'.3 | 20.6 Million LY | 02h 40m 24.1s | +39° 03′ 40″ | 12 Inch or more required | | NGC 1058 | Spiral Galaxy | 11.20 | 2'.5 x 2'.5 | 23.0 Million LY | 02h 43m 30.0s | +37° 20' 00" | Face on Spiral 12 inch or more required | | NGC 1245 | Open Cluster | 8.40 | 10'.0 | 7,500 LY | 03h 14m 07.0s | +47° 15' 00" | Tight Open Cluster with Red Stars | | NGC 1260 | Spiral Galaxy | 14.30 | 1'.1 x 0'.5 | 240 Million LY | 03h 17m 27.2s | +41° 24′ 10″ | 16 inch upwards required | | NGC 1333 | Reflection Nebula | 5.60 | 6'.0 x 3'.0 | 1,000 LY | 03h 29m 02.0s | +31° 20' 00" | Harder to find than magnitude suggests | | NGC 1342 | Open Cluster | 6.70 | 14'.0 | 1,790 LY | 03h 31m 06.0s | +37° 20' 00" | 40 Stars in tight Open Cluster | | NGC 1491 | Emission Nebula | 9.99 | 6'.0 x 9'.0 | 11,000 LY | 04h 03m 21.0s | +51° 18' 50" | Small Emission HII Region | | NGC 1499 | Emission Nebula | 10.00 | 145'.0 x 40'.0 | 1,000 LY | 04h 03m 18.0s | +36° 25′ 10" | California Nebula - Its Huge! | | NGC 1513 | Open Cluster | 8.40 | 9'.0 | 1,320 LY | 04h 09m 57.0s | +49° 30′ 50 | Small tight Open Cluster | | NGC 1528 | Open Cluster | 6.40 | 23'.0 | 2,530 LY | 04h 14m 11.0s | +51° 01′ 50" | Small Open Cluster | | NGC 1545 | Open Cluster | 6.20 | 18'.0 | 2,610 LY | 04h 20m 56.0s | +50° 15' 10" | 40 Star Open Cluster | | IC 351 | Planetary Nebula | 12.40 | 7".0 | 14,700 LY | 03h 47m 50.0s | +35° 03' 00" | Tiny Planetary Nebula central star Mag 15 | | IC 1805 | Emission Nebula | 6.50 | 60'.0 x 60'.0 | 7,500 LY | 02h 32m 35.5s | +61° 29′ 00" | Heart Nebula - HII Region & Open Cluster | | IC 2003 | Planetary Nebula | 12.60 | 8".0 | 11,700 LY | 03h 56m 22.0s | +33° 52′ 30" | Tiny Planetary Nebula central star Mag 14 |
Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope | Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture) | | Medium Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture) | | Large Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only |
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